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That Visit to the Dentist May Be More Dangerous than You Think
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Have you ever been to the dentist to have a tooth pulled or a root canal procedure and received a prescription for opioids to manage post-surgical pain? Seems innocent enough – right? Researchers from the University of Michigan have just published a study showing overdose rates two-
Confirmation of the Pandemic’s Deadly Overdose Toll
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Addiction experts are now confirming what anecdotal evidence has long suggested. COVID-19 has produced the most significant spike in deadly drug overdoses in decades. From October 2019 through September 2020, more than 87,000 Americans died from a fatal drug overdose. That’s a 29% increase over the previous
Could a Change in Diet Help with Alcohol Withdrawal?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Anyone who has gone through alcohol withdrawal knows the symptoms of withdrawal can be challenging. According to WebMD, those symptoms can include: Mild symptoms that usually show up as early as 6 hours after you put down your glass. They can include: Anxiety Shaky hands Headache Nausea
The Dark Web and the Opioid Crisis
Reviewed by: gbaumbach It used to be that illicit drug sales occurred on the street – involving a physical transaction between a buyer and a seller. And yes – it has long contributed to America’s drug problem. According to researchers at the University of Texas, another player has entered the
Does Age Affect Susceptibility to Addiction?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Does the age at which one first experiments with a drug influence whether one develops an addiction to that drug? That’s a question researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (a division of NIH) are seeking to answer. Their findings, recently published in JAMA Pediatrics, suggest
New Predictor Discovered for Opioid Abuse
Reviewed by: gbaumbach As cases of opioid abuse disorder continue to climb in the U.S., researchers at Penn State and Syracuse University have made a discovery. Unmarried young adults are at the greatest risk of abusing opioid drugs. The findings can be found in “Opioid misuse and family structure: Changes
Might Opioid Use Disorder Drugs Help Reduce Acute Alcohol-Related Events?
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone are all drugs used to treat those addicted to opioids. Each helps relieve the opioid cravings so common during recovery while in some cases also helping reduce the painful symptoms of withdrawal. In a paper just published in JAMA Network Open, researchers discovered
Psychoactive Drug Abuse in Teens and Young Adults
Reviewed by: gbaumbach A recent report in the journal Family Medicine & Community Health suggests that teens and young adults are abusing stimulants and tranquilizers at a troubling rate. The study’s authors analyzed the responses of 110,556 12–25-year-olds in the U.S. who completed the 2015-2018 National Survey of Drug Use
New Findings on Opioid Addiction Treatment Drug Buprenorphine
Reviewed by: gbaumbach It’s long been feared that treating patients addicted to opioids with buprenorphine while those patients were also using various benzodiazepines (i.e., sedating drugs such as Valium, Xanax, and Ativan, etc.) might cause harm. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have just released data
Aware Recovery Care Opens Indiana Office
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Beginning on March 1, 2021, Aware Recovery Care of Indiana will begin actively serving individuals struggling with addiction to alcohol and/or drugs in the greater Indianapolis region. Aware is known for its novel pandemic safe, in-home addiction treatment model – one that brings care to those in
Overdoses and the Pandemic
Reviewed by: gbaumbach The year 2020 will go down in history in the annals of healthcare. Yes – the COVID-19 pandemic has gotten the most attention. Less often mentioned is the terrifying impact the pandemic had on alcoholism and drug abuse in America. Early data suggests that 2020 will be
COVID-19’s Deadly Impact on Alcohol Abuse
Reviewed by: gbaumbach Twenty million Americans struggle with alcoholism. That was a fact before the pandemic began. It is becoming clear the degree to which COVID-19 has exacerbated an already deadly problem. Rates of alcohol consumption in the spring of 2020 were up 14%, while heavy drinkers consumed nearly 30%